Use of corticosteroid is not associated with improved outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients admitted to the hospital with acute exacerbation (AE), reveals a recent study. In addition, corticosteroids may even contribute to reduced overall survival following exacerbation.

Acne is a common skin problem seen in primary care. Dr Wong
Soon Tee of Assurance Skin Clinic at Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore
shares his insights with Pearl Toh on how to manage acne in the primary care
setting.

Among 32,868 premenopausal women from 1998 to 2013 who completed the questionnaire about their high school diet in 1998, there were 581 cases of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis diagnosed.

Those who consumed >4 servings per day of dairy foods as an adolescent had a 32-percent lower risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis during adulthood (95 percent CI, 0.47–0.96; ptrend=0.04) than women consuming
≤1 serving per day. The association was also true for low- and high-fat dairy foods.

Specifically, yogurt and ice cream intake led to a reduced risk of endometriosis. Women who consumed
≥2 servings of yogurt per week during adolescence had a 29-percent lower risk of endometriosis diagnosis (95 percent CI, 0.52–0.97; ptrend=0.02) than those consuming <1 serving per week.

Moreover, women who consumed ≥1 servings of ice cream per day during adolescence had a 38-percent lower risk of endometriosis diagnosis (95 percent confidence interval, 0.40–0.94; ptrend=0.20) than those consuming <1 serving per week.

“Future studies in adolescent populations are needed to confirm these results,” the authors said.

Use of corticosteroid is not associated with improved outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients admitted to the hospital with acute exacerbation (AE), reveals a recent study. In addition, corticosteroids may even contribute to reduced overall survival following exacerbation.

Acne is a common skin problem seen in primary care. Dr Wong
Soon Tee of Assurance Skin Clinic at Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore
shares his insights with Pearl Toh on how to manage acne in the primary care
setting.